Vehicle body



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VEHICLE BODY Filed Oct. 26. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 3, 1931 PATENT oir-Fica l HERBERTB;.HALBODK, F ATH-ENSJ-NEW YORK VEHICLE BODY Application ledOctober 26, 1929. Serial No. 402,667;

This invention relates'to vehiclebodies of the typeA that are'suit-able for carrying the general run ofmaterial of various sorts and are adaptedtol be converted for the carrying.

ofhay, straw, and other material in bulk.

it is anobject of the invention to provide a. body of that kind that can be-fitted with side extensions tof accommodate straw, hay, or` the like, that can have its capacity increasedJ for the carrying ofother sorts of'Y materials, and in which the extensions for both purposes easily may be associated with theY bodyV proper and removed therefrom, without the-use of tools.

4llhen consideredlwith the description herein, the characteristics of' the invention are apparent` from the vYaccompanying drawings,

forming part hereof, wherein an adaptation of theinvention that now is considered-to be Y a'preferableone is disclosed, for purposes of illustration.

Although there is disclosed hereiny an adaptation that is considered to be prefen able, it iste-be understood that itis-'notthe intention to Abe limited necessarily thereto in interpretation of the claims, as modificationsV and adaptations within the limits of theV claimscan be made without departing from the nature of' the invention.

Lilie reference-'characters refer to cor-respondingparts in the views of the drawings, wherein--v Fig. 1 is a plan view;

Fig; 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 isa fragmentary front elevation, the side extension member being in horizontal position;

Fig. 5 is aA fragmentary plan view;

Fig. 6 isl fragmentary frontV elevation, the side extension member. being in vertical position;

Fig. 7 is a view of one form of side fitting;

Fig. 8Y isanelevation showing4 a form of stake-socket; I

Fig. 9 is a plan view, partly in section, on the; line 9-9, Fig. 8';

Fig. 10`is a view of another form of side fitting;

Fig. 11 is a perspeotiveview ofthebody.

In' the draw-ings, 111' designates a body, which, as "shownf for purposes off'illustraftion, `isof'conventional wagon-boxtype, except as hereinafterdescribed, and hasLa floor orbottom 12,7sidesf13; and aff`ront end 142 eXtends:

ing above the sides, al-lbeingf permanent-ly assembled,y and al removable end-gate 1'5. The body is adapted t'o beV carried'on a runni-ng=gear (not shown.) inV4 any suitable manner;

Underneath the body, andc-onneot'edfthere-y to, there are'transversef'sills` 1G, which,.with` exceptionl` of? that at thefront end, exten'df beyondth'efl`oor,` asvshowxn by Fig. 3.

iongitudinal beards or. other suitable flat members- 17 extendv laterally andi outwardly fromv'the top" of? theisidesl, and they constitute-permanent extensions ofi` the body.` They rest onithe'topof thesides and beyondthesidesarea supported by blocks: orother suitable pieces@ 155i carried? bythe extending endf portions of the* sills-'16, andi by.r` angleirons#19securedtoI the sides atthe front andl which* project laterally" beyond the` boards and there are formed with stake-sockets.

The body is'bracedl and strengthened beL tween-` its 1 ends, directly..7 above the f sills :16,- by inside members 120 lof' strong 'metall so shaped that theyv seat'against the bottomllgsidesd, andfextensions1172, to which theyL arefsecured, the members 20projecting beyondf the extensionsf 17' `and there having stakei-.soolnets'.L Strong metallicV plates l21v are secured. to -andf project'beyond thelextensions 17 attheerear andare secured toan'dlproj ectlbeyond the topi ofthe'ffrontl endwall 121', their projecting endi portions having stake-sockets; and similar,y plates 22, having end# sta-ke-sockets, are se'- cured tothe under'sidesfof the sills 16.Vv Alli ofthestalieesocket's are disposed.substantially inthe same'verticalplane onreach side of the body; andi they are'- arrangedV to. receive and to -holdstakes 232,

Boardsorother suitable flat members 24? are usableasf lateral substantially horizontal extensionsof' the members 17 f andz also as sub"- stantiallyvertioalsides above the members 17, when associated with ttings as hereinafter. described.

Fittings 25, preferably madel of stout lll metal, of the forms shown more particularly by Figs. 7 and 10, are provided for holding the members 24 on the body. The material of each tting is shaped to provide a head of substantially parallel webs 26 and 27 con nected by a part 28, and a leg 29 terminating in a foot. The upper web 26 has an opening 30 for a stake. In the i'orm shown by Fig. 7, a foot 31, disposed substantially parallel to the webs, has a stake opening 32 aligned with that of the web 26. In the form shown by Fig. 10, the leg terminates in a downwardlyextending foot 33 arranged to project into a stake-socket.

The fittings are such that the members 24 may be inserted snugly between the webs 26 and 27, from which they easily are removable when the members 24 are to be used in another manner as hereinafter described.

lVhen the members 24 are to be installed as lateral or fiat substantially horizontal extensions of the members 17, the members 24 are put between the webs 26 and 27 so that the fittings 25 are positioned at places corresponding to the location of the stake-sockets of the members 2O and plates 21 and 22, and a fitting 25 is associated in reversed position with the front end of each member 24 as shown by Fig. 4. Vhen the fittings are of the form shown by Fig. `10, the feet 33 are inserted upwardly into the sockets of the plates 21 at the front and downwardly into the sockets of the other plates 2l at the bottom, and the openings 30 are made to register with the sockets of the members 20 and the angle irons 19. Stakes 23 then are passed through and into the sockets, whereby the parts are held reliably together. When fittings of the type shown by Fig. 7 are used, the parts are assembled in substantially the same way, eX- cept that the openings of the feet 31 are made to register with the adjacent sockets so that the stakes may pass through them.

In order to provide an extension at the rear end of the body in substantially the same plane as the members 17 and 24, a transverse board or other suitable flat member 34 is used. This member is attached to the body and supported by fittings 35, one near each end. Each fitting comprises a head 36 disposed on top of the member 34 and projecting beyond that member at its free end, where it is formed with a stake-socket positioned to register with that of one of the plates 21 at the rear. The fitting also includes a depending forwardly-deflected leg 37, which may have a foot 38 like that shown by the fitting disclosed by Fig. 10 arranged to enter the socket of the adjacent lower plate 22; or the leg may have a socketed foot like that shown by Fig. 7 arranged to register with that of the plate 22. IVhen the member 34 is to be put into place, it is shoved against the rear end of the body until the sockets of its {ittings are in registry with those of the plates 21, and the feet of the fittings inserted into or brought into registry with the sockets of the adjacent lower plates 22, stakes then being placed in the sockets and holding the member 34 and also the littings 25 at the rear at the same time. Strong metallic plates 39 are secured to the top and bottom of the member 34 and project rearwardly therefrom, and they are formed with stake-sockets 40 in their projecting portions.

The stakes carried at the front in the sockets of the angle-irons 19 and plates 21 may be longer than the others, in order that they may carry above the body a transverse mem' ber 41 by means oi projecting end-socketed plates 42 through which the stakes extend.

lVhen it is desired to increase the capacity oiE the body. 'for carrying threshed or shelled grain or other granular or similar material, as dist ie ished from hay, straw, or the like, the hun s and the member M are disi c UT: 1)cased with the member 41 is transferred t 7 J rrom the trout -go position over the end-gate, the n'lembers 24 are placed on edge on the longitudinal side extensions ot the body with their rear ends between the projecting ends of the plates and their front ends under the plates 2l. or. the 'liront wall, and stakes are disposed in the aligned sockets of the parts involved, and also in the sockets of the y.

intermediate members 20 and 22, as shown by Figs. 5 and (i, whereby the parts are held in place, the members 24 and their cooperating parts being so proportioned that those members tit closely between the plates 42 at the rear and between the plates 21 and the permanent side extensions 17 at the front.

If desired, in order to avoid the presence of projections beyond the body proper when extensions are not being used, the parts 19, 20, 21, and 22, instead of having integral or rigid socketed end portions, may have sockets afforded by substantially U-shaped yokes 43 pivoted to the parts 19, etc., at the free ends of theirl legs by bolts or other suitable pivots 44, so that the yokes, when not in use, may depend from the parts to which they are connected.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A vehicle-body having upper and lower sockets at its sides, longitudinal extension members, attaching` fittings for said members having` upper sockets registrable with said upper body sockets and :feet cooperable with said lower body sockets, and stakes insertable into said body and fitting sockets whereby to hold said iittings and members on the body.

2. A vehicle-body having upper and lower sockets at its sides, longitudinal extension members, attaching fittings for said members having upper and lower sockets registrable with said body sockets, and stakes insertable through the sockets of said body and i'ittings.

3. A vehiclebody having upper and lower sockets in its sides, longitudinal and transverse extension members, attaching ittings for said members having upper sockets registrable with said body sockets and feet cooper- Y able with said lower sockets, and stakes nsertable into said body and tting sockets whereby to hold said fittings and members on the body.

l. A vehicle-body having side sockets at .m its ends, a. transyerse Wall at one end having socketed extensions projecting beyond its ends, a transverse member having socketed extensions projecting beyond its ends arranged to be placed at the other end of the body, said body and extension sockets being in substantially the same vertical plane on each side when parts are in place, flat longitudinal extension members, i'ittings having sockets registrable with those of the body and 2,, arranged to hold said extension members on the body in a substantially horizontal plane,

and stakes insertable into sockets whereby to hold fittings and extension members on the body, said fittings being removable from said s longitudinal members and said longitudinal members being adapted to be placed on edge under said socketed extensions at the front and rear.

ln testimony whereof I atliX my signature.

50 HERBERT B.v HALLOCK. 

